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My Presence
Je serai là pour toi
Neked mindig itt vagyok! (Hungarian title)
Victorie totalâ (Romanian title)
Jestem Przy Tobie (Polish title)
Main Hoon Na.Ich bin da ! (German big-screen title)
Ich bin immer für Dich da ! (German TV-title)
The Outsider (early working title)
'Main Hoon Na' means 'I am here (for you)' |
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• "This
summer he is back to school"
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"This summer, Major Ramprasad Sharma is going back to school...
This summer, chemistry will be fun...
This summer, will be cool...
This summer, she is in big trouble..." |
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big-screen-movie |
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action/thriller |
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16144 feet,
5 frames (reels)
179 minutes
23 seconds (Britain, calculated running time from measured length
reels)
182
minutes (19 reels), according to Farah Khan
180 minutes (DVD)
3 minutes 22 seconds (film trailer, Britain) |
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release
certificate |
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India:
2004
Britain: April 27, 2004 (12A Certificate, uncut)
USA: MPAA Rating "NR" (Not Rated)
Germany: FSK "ab 12 Jahre" |
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• India
- April 30, 2004
• The Netherlands - April 30, 2004
• United Kingdom - April 30, 2004
• Switzerland - April 30, 2004
• New Zealand - April 30, 2004
• Germany - April 30, 2004 (limited release, Munich)
re-released: February 5, 2005 (pre-release, Bonn) March 3,
2005 (countrywide)
• Norway - May 2, 2004
• Germany - May 27, 2005 (TV-premiere, synchronised
version)
• Mauritius - August 25, 2005 (pre-release)
• India - June 30, 2004 (DVD)
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| PRODUCTION |
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| country
of production |
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India |
| production |
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Ganesh
C Jain & Ratan D Jain (Venus Records),
Gauri Khan Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd, Shah Rukh Khan |
| executive
producer |
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producer:
Gauri Khan, executive producer: Sanjiv Chawla |
| screenplay |
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Farah
Khan and Abbas Tyerwala, Rajesh Saathi, based on a story by Farah
Khan |
| dialogues |
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Abbas
Tyerwala |
| music |
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MUSIC: Anu Malik
LYRICS: Javed Akhtar
SINGERS: Kay Kay, Vasundhara Das, Anu Malik, Shreya
Goshal, Sunidhi Chauhan,
Sonu
Nigam, Abhijeet, Aftab Sabri, Hashim Sabri, Alka Yagnik
some songs sung by 18-year old singer & songwriter Shreya Goshal
Main Hoon Na has eight songs.
TITLES: (soundtrack CD)
'Main Hoon Na' Sonu Nigam, Shreya
Goshal
'Tumse Milke Dil Ka Jo Haal' Sonu Nigam, Aftab Sabri, Hashim
Sabri
'Tumhe Jo Maine Dekha' Abhijeet, Shreya Goshal
'Gori Gori' Anu Malik, Kay Kay, Shreya Goshal, Sunidhi Chauhan
'Chale Jaise Hawayein' Kay Kay, Vasundhara Das
'Main Hoon Na' (sad version) Abhijeet
'Yeh Fizayein' Kay Kay, Alka Yagnik
'Main Hoon Na' (remix) Ranjeet Barot
published: T-Series
February 27, 2004 - AUDIO CD launch
party,
hotel Taj Land's End, Bandra, Bombay
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| cinematography |
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V. Manikandan |
| action
scenes |
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Allan
Amin |
| art
design |
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Sabu
Cyril |
| distribution |
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Eros
Entertainment, Eros Multimedia (Europe) Ltd. |
| filming
location |
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Darjeeling
Hill Station, including St Paul's school and railway station, India
Bikaner, Aapta Gaon railway station, India
Calcutta, India |
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Farah
Khan |
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Nasir
Abdullah (Rajat Saxena)
Boman Irani (school principal)
Shahrukh
Khan (Major Ram Prasad Sharma)
Zayed
Khan (Lucky Lakshman, college student)
Kirron Kher (Madhu Sharma, mother)
Kunal Kumar (Shastri)
Rajiv Panjabi (Percy)
Amrita Rao (Sanjana, General Bakshi's daughter, 'a spunky college
kid')
Rakhi Sawant (Mini, college student)
Sushmita Sen (Chandini Chopra, chemistry teacher)
Naseerudin Shah (special appearance: Brigadier
Shekhar Sharma, Ram's father)
Satish Shah (Rasai, physics teacher)
Murli Sharma (Khan, terrorist)
Suniel Shetty (Raghav(an), professor of physics,
Ex-Major Datta, terrorist)
Praveen Sirohi (Vivek, college student)
Bindu Zaveri (Mrs. Kakkad, Hindi teacher) |
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"It's
not so easy," Kabir says in the spectacular opening scene
of the movie.
Actually, it's the India-Pakistan peace process he is talking about,
but it could just as well have been the three-hour-long plot of
Main Hoon Na!
So are you
sitting comfortably?
Right in the first exciting minutes we see
Kabir as General Amar Singh Bakshi, Commander-in-Chief of
the Indian Army, who promotes
his Project Milaap (Unity) in a TV talk show.
The project is meant to help peace between India and Pakistan
through an exchange of prisoners between the two countries on
August 15.
But the show is rudely interrupted:
Despite the extensive security measures taken by the General's
friend, Major Sharma (an exciting support act by Naseerudin Shah),
the top officer is captured by terrorists in the TV studio.
In
the ensuing shootout, Major Sharma saves Kabir/General Bakshi but
is fatally injured, held in Kabir's arms.
On his death bed, he makes a shattering confession to his son,
elite commando Major Ram Prasad Sharma (Shah Rukh Khan) - he
has another son, Ram's younger half-brother, who together with
his mother left the Major 20 years ago. His dying wish is that
the family will be reunited to scatter his ashes into the River
Ganges.
Apart from this private mission, Major Ram - a true action
hero in the best 007 tradition - is told by General Bakshi to
protect
his estranged daughter Sanjana (the ravishing Amrita Rao). This
has to be done under cover, since the girl has not spoken to
her father for two years.
Sanjana and the young rebel 'Lucky'
Lakshman (Zayed Khan - watch this boy!) are the two most popular
students at a college in
Darjeeling, and Major Ram's anti-terrorist mission means he has
to enrol there as a somewhat superannuated student.
To make things even harder, our ultra-disciplined hero is told
his estranged half-brother is also among the students!
And who could this be but the popular student and 'uber-hippie'
Lucky!!!
Will Ram succeed in reuniting his family, will ruthless
chief terrorist Raghavan (convincingly played by Suniel
Shetty,
the baddie in Kabir's mystery
thriller RUDRAKSH)
come to a sticky end, and will 'dad' Kabir ever
see his daughter again??? |
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Kabir plays
Indian General Amar Singh Bakshi, Commander-in-Chief of
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Speaking
in an interview for his official website early April, Kabir had
this to say about his role as General Amar Singh Bakshi,
Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army:
"I think it should be a good fun Bollywood film. And I'm personally
happy with my role, it's a very positive role and a very pivotal
role, brief as it is."
Kabir's first appearance, and his longest and most important scene,
are right at the beginning of the movie.
As a highly decorated, splendidly beturbaned Indian army chief,
he is all authority and power.
With his unique dark voice he only
has relatively few lines, and often he is sitting at a desk. But
he also turns up at the border to shake hands with his Pakistani counterpart,
and his voice can also be heard in the off several times.
Once more, Kabir plays a father who is estranged from his daughter.
The father/General role leaves him little room for expression.
Kabir did not shoot any scenes on location in Darjeeling. |
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April
30, 2004 - DAY OF RELEASE REVIEW © Andrea Verschuur
So
- did I like Main Hoon Na?
I saw the three-hour blockbuster twice in 48 hours!
The cinema audience laughed, cried, commented loudly and applauded when they
felt a scene was particularly good, creating a unique atmosphere that you will
only experience with really successful movies.
Built entirely around superstar
Shah Rukh Khan (also known as SRK) the movie was produced by his wife Gauri.
It
is a feast for the eyes.
First-time director Farah Khan is one of Bollywood's most successful
choreographers:
go and see Monsoon Wedding, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kal Ho Naa Ho,
Asokha, Koi...Mil Gaya, and Kabir's Maine
Dil Tujhko Diya!
Her dance acts in Main Hoon Na are equally wonderful.
It is quite clear, as SRK has confirmed, that the stars really
enjoyed leaping and whirling about the screen.
The main set, St. Paul's School in the Darjeeling hill station,
was very well chosen.
The cinematography is impressive.
The saris worn by the chemistry
teacher, SRK's love interest (the gorgeous Sushmita Sen), are worth
dying for.
Hugely popular star Shah Rukh Khan plays convincingly,
using
his expressive features to great effect, and flies spectacularly
through many an action scene. Given his back problems, it can't
have been easy.
Anu Malik's music, a major hit since many weeks, is
full of catchy tunes.
Kabir's ex-wife,
Nikki, told me the slow and sad version of the title song is her
favourite
Main Hoon Na number.
And how right she is!
The support roles are all wonderful characters,
and are very well casted.
They include constantly knitting Hindi
teacher Mrs.
Kakkad and her physics colleague, whose "wet" pronunciation
is a running gag throughout the movie.
I especially liked the
way some of the characters were introduced, from the school director
with a mean taste in ties and reading
Harry Potter, to the old-maid Hindi teacher and the stunning
new chemistry professor.
It pays to wait for the end credits,
which are innovative and a true tribute to the actors and the
brilliant crew. |
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let me think - for a while... |
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A
three-hour movie bonanza, packed with exciting action, college
romantics, politics, wild dance scenes, great music. and wonderful
sets - this is what entertainment is all about!
- You have to see this! |
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trailers |
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indiafm -
many trailers
• indiafm -
broadband - The Making of Main Hoon Na |
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LOOKING
FOR SHAHRUKH KHAN
VIDEO by Videowallah - documentary of about 12 minutes
Samantha Riggs, an American female Shahrukh Khan impersonator searches for
the Bollywood star while visiting London on June 23/24, 2006 when he was
holidaying there with his family.
Nikki Bedi, Kabir's ex-wife, and a few other residents of London who
personally know Shahrukh try to help...
Will Samantha find Shahrukh? Watch the video! |
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• Main
Hoon Na - entre haine et amour
- "...Et que pense Shahrukh Khan du film? "Le film est commercial.
Toutes les recettes du succès
sont présentes. Mais Farah a si bien réalisé ce film que
j'ai eu beaucoup de plaisir à le faire. Nous sommes de bons amis et c'est
vraiment agréable de travailler avec les gens qu'on apprécie. En
plus, elle a créé l'atmosphère des années 70. J'adore
ça."
• Main
Hoon Na ou les infinies ressources de l'épopée
- "Le rôle si magistralement interprété par Suniel
Shetty est de loin l'invention
la plus mémorable du film de Farah Khan."
• Main
Hoon Na - Un succès garanti
- "...Quel plaisir également de revoir Kabir
Bedi, toujours aussi impressionnant."
• Kinofilm
Main Hoon Na
- "Die Welt ist ein Dorf in dieser als Bollywood-Antwort auf Die Feuerzangenbowle
apostrophierten Mischung aus High School-Comedy, Lovestory, Musical und Actionthriller."
• Main
Hoon Na at sulekha.com
- "Boman Irani's comic timing is fantastic!"
• Farah's journey into the past
- "Sushmita Sen's chemistry with the audience is hot. Zayed seems to have progressed
from A to N of acting. And for those who enjoy Shah-Rukhisms. Main Hoon Na is
perfect."
• Not as good as one expected
- "Main Hoon Na is a cocktail of patriotism and family drama that do not provide
the high one expects."
•
Farah's
journey into the past
- "...an ideal vacation movie."
• Main
Hoon Na - delectable piece of pop art
- "...one of the most watchable films from Bollywood
in recent
times."
• A completely Shah Rukh comedy
- "Shah Rukh is just lovable in the film and takes it on his shoulders till
the
end. Sushmita Sen shares very erotic vibes with SRK. She looks beautiful. Watch
it for Shah Rukh's marvelous comedy."
• Unabashed
entertainment, 1970s style
- "It's shamelessly entertaining."
• Main Hoon Na review by Taran Adarsh
- "Farah Khan makes a sensational debut."
• Main
Hoon Na review at apunkachoice
- "...contains wholesome entertainment in a glossy package."
PREVIEWS
• Main
Hoon Na at Yahoo! Movies
- "Farah Khan has every reason to be ecstatic about the film."
• Main
Hoon Na at mahiram
- "Of course the movie is loaded with dollops of fun, humor, romance, action
and emotions as well. In Bollywood slang - a complete masala film!"
• Main
Hoon Na at teenstation
- "Ram has two important missions to accomplish one for his country and the other
to fulfil his dead father's wish."
• Main Hoon Na at nowrunning
- "From the first to last frame, Farah Khan is debutante in control. She uses
her
stars and her ingrained affinity to the cult of stardom to her script's advantage.
She tiptoes through our biggest mainstream movies with the glee of a child at
a huge toy store. She knows exactly what she wants and gets it from her cast
and crew with a deft formula-defining toss of her hair which defies her gender."
AUDIO CD REVIEWS
• Music review
- teenstation
- "Main Hoon Na has it all."
• Music
review #1 - yahoo
- "...the lovers of Bollywood music will lap this album like hot cakes!"
• Music
review #2 - yahoo
- "hold your breath, the best is yet to come. In fact, on this album, the best
just keeps coming all the time."
• Music review - indiafm
- "An album which is good by all standards, it belongs to the class of those
musical creations that carry a HIT tag all the way."
...and here's one lonely voice who disagrees:
• You might not want to sing with Main Hoon Na - rediff.com
- "Chale Jaise Hawayein is upbeat, but fails to hold your attention. Yeh Fizayein
is quite boring and unimpressive. Things do not get any better with...Gori Gori." |
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PRODUCTION
• October 24, 2005 Festival
du Nouveau Cinéma 2005
• July
31, 2005 Main
Hoon Na : le succès est là
• July 17, 2005 Cut Out for Combat
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May 2005 RTL
II präsentiert den Bollywood-Blockbuster "Ich
bin immer für dich da!"
• February 16, 2005 Sush: Films are not the
be all in my life
• February 2, 2005 Suniel
Shetty sports a new look
• January 16, 2005 And
the award goes to...
• December 9, 2004 Farah
Khan dances to shaadi tune
• December 9, 2004 Farha
Khan weds!
• November 4, 2004 Farah to tie the knot on December 8
• October 29, 2004 SRK
- Farah's Jubilee Bash
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August 12, 2004 Meet
the man Farah Khan will marry
• August 7, 2004 Did you know?
• August 6, 2004 Farah
Khan engaged to her editor
• July 20, 2004 Ayesha
Takia was a part of Main Hoon Na
• July 8, 2004 Main
Hoon Na, says PC
• June 9, 2004 SA
bank screens Main Hoon Na for clients
• June 4, 2004 Box
Office Collections
• June 4, 2004 DDLJ completes
450 weeks
• June 3, 2004 Grow
up, Bollywood!
• June 1, 2004 SRK:
Charming ways
• May 22, 2004 Main
Hoon Na takes on UK cinemas
• May 13, 2004 Main Hoon Na
is Number Two On US TOP 100 Charts!
• May 12, 2004 Hum
Kisi Se Kam Nahin, says the cool qawwali
• May 8, 2004 Bollywood to showcase films at Cannes
• May 8, 2004 MHN
- Mumbai: 1.94 cr., Delhi: 2.24 cr.
• May 5, 2004 Main
Hoon Na U.S.,U.K. figures: Awesome
• May 4, 2004 Main
Hoon Na costings - The actual cost
• May 3, 2004 Main
Hoon Na Box Office update
• May 3, 2004 Main
Hoon Na: The ones that got away
• May 3, 2004 Main
Hoon Na could do a Munnabhai...
• May 1, 2004 Censors
Hain Na!
• April 30, 2004 Business
Talk - SRK hain na
• April 30, 2004 Main
India mein nahin hoon na: SRK
• April 30, 2004 The
cameo appearances in Main Hoon Na
• April 29, 2004 Tabu
and Karan Johar in Main Hoon Na
• April 27, 2004 Interview
with television actor Murli Sharma
• April 27, 2004 Vajpayee,
Advani to watch Main Hoon Na
• April 23, 2004 Raakhi
Sawant woos Zayed Khan
• April 23, 2004 Sushmita
Sen-sual
• April 16, 2004 An
autobiography on Shahrukh Khan
• April 12, 2004 "SRK was my first and last choice"
Farah speaks about Main Hoon Na
• April 12, 2004 Amrita
Rao speaks on Main Hoon Na
• April 7, 2004 Main
Hoon Na: A curtain-raiser
• April 5, 2004 Shahrukh-Karan:
Mixing business
• April 5, 2004 Small
is BIG
• March 29, 2004 Shahrukh
Khan: Creatively yours
• March 15, 2004 SRK
is cool, says Hrithik's brother-in-law
• March 12, 2004 Amrita
hain na
• March 6, 2004 Exclusive
info on Main Hoon Na
• March 5, 2004 Zayad:
Fingers crossed
• February 28, 2004 Superstar
Shah Rukh Khan's Main Hoon Na set for April release
• February 28, 2004 Hrithik was a part of Main Hoon
Na
• February 9, 2004 Farah's
inspiration source for Main Hoon Na
• January 15, 2004 Sirohi
to debut in Main Hoon Na
• January 14, 2004 Farha
gets it perfect
• January 13, 2004 "KHNH
could've done without me"
• December 30, 2003 Will
Bollywood break even in 2004?
• December 16, 2003 Rencontre
avec Shahrukh et Farah Khan sur le tournage de Main Hoon
Na
• December 15, 2003 Karan
Johar in Main Hoon Na
• December 12, 2003 Zayed
Khan wants Shahrukh's film to release before Idiot
• October 29, 2003 Do
actors feel pressured in Farah Khan's presence?
• August 13, 2003 Rumours surround Sushmita's career
• June 17, 2003
'Shah
Rukh Khan is so much fun' says Amrita Rao
• June
14, 2003 'It
will take 6-8 months to recover fully' says Shah Rukh Khan
• April 30, 2003 SRK
- unplugged
• April 22, 2003 Farah
Khan: Best of both worlds
• April 4, 2003 Shah
Rukh insists Main Hoon Na
• February 6, 2003 Suniel
Shetty - 'I'm back as an action hero'
• January 30, 2003 Melody
kid Shreya Goshal
• January 26, 2003 Muscleman
Suniel Shetty open to experiments
• December 4, 2002 Amrita
Rao in Farah's film
• December 3, 2002 Shah
Rukh shooting in Calcutta!
• November
8, 2002 Shah
Rukh Khan joins hands with Venus for film production
STARS
• Suniel
Shetty Andrea's own - almost complete ??? - filmography,
incl. projects
• Shahrukh Khan many pictures
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• "main hoon na" means "I
am here (for you)"
• The film has a budget of about Rs 25 crore (about US
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GENERAL INFORMATION |
• some
quotes:
• Major Ram Prasad Sharma: "God could not be everywhere. That's why
he made Mothers...And a Mother called Madhu Sharma."
• Major Ram Prasad Sharma on Lucky: "Cool dude or hot hunk? Innocent
or mischievous? Lucky or
Laxman? Whatever he may be, one thing I know, is that his place is deep in my
heart. For him I can do anything - from loosing a game to winning his girl for
him. And if any unhappiness or danger dares to come his way... then Main Hoon
Na!"
• Major Ram Prasad Sharma on physics teacher Rasai: "When he speaks...it
rains! I like him from a distance. Talking to him is indeed a wet experience.
Only an umbrella can help me! For here it certainly does not help to say Main
Hoon Na!"
• Major Ram Prasad Sharma on chemistry teacher Chandni: "Chandni
is the moonlight (hindi-pun) in my life.
And this moonlight generates current and electricity in me every time I see her.
Like the wind she sways, and I get blown over...She is waiting for the right
formula of love... Then what's stopping me from saying Main Hoon Na!"
• Co-producer/star Shahrukh
Khan on casting Suniel
Shetty in the negative role of
the terrorist: "Suniel
came into our film a little late. We had first thought of Kamal
Hassan, Nana Patekar and Naseeruddin Shah." Pankaj
Kapoor was considered for the negative part, too.
• Sohail Khan was originally scheduled to play
Zayed Khan's part 'Lucky'. Many Kabir
Bedi fans know Sohail because of his
starring role in Kabir's MAINE
DIL TUJHKO DIYA (2002).
• Hrithik Roshan was considered first for the lead part
of the student 'Lucky'. He even shot for a day for the film.
However, the part went to his brother-in-law Zayed Khan. Allegedly
Sohail Khan and Farhan Akhtar
were considered for
'Lucky', too.
• The Special Effects team was flown in from South
Africa to the sets in India.
• Shahrukh
Khan explained that Main Hoon Na
could not be made using in-sync sound [ live on the set recorded
dialogue, used in the movie
] because of the many - noisy - outdoor locations.
• Zayed Khan about working with Shahrukh
Khan: "Frankly,
on the first day I felt a bit awkward. Here was a superstar!
And I am just one film old! But believe me, Shahrukh and I
hit it off from day one. I learnt a lot from him. If he is
a superstar today, it's because of sheer hard work! Like him,
I want to give my best too." |
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• Farah Khan also
did the choreography for Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical
Bombay Dreams, a smash hit in London's West End.
• Main Hoon Na is Khan's debut as a director. She also
is the movie's director of choreography.
• Khan turned down an offer to do the choreography for Kabir's MARIGOLD because
of her commitment to Main Hoon Na.
• Director Khan's previous work includes the choreography
for the blockbuster Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dil Se.
• Suniel Shetty,
who usually plays heros, is a troubled character this time.
• Suniel Shetty commented about Main
Hoon Na on January 26, 2003: "I think Farah Khan
has done a great job with the script."
• Kabir fans
know Suniel Shetty also as the lead character,
baddie 'Bhuria', in Kabir's recent
fantasy-thriller RUDRAKSH.
• Shahrukh
Khan's birthday is on November 2 (1965, New
Delhi).
• A young Shahrukh
Khan played the part of "Karan" opposite Kabir's "Digvijay
Singh" in the 1991 movie DIL
AASHNA HAI. His average looks, unruly hair and big nose
made the actor an unlikely Bollywood hero, but his boundless energy, great screen
presence
and sense of humour turned him into a successful star.
• Darjeeling has a special place in Shahrukh
Khan's heart
as he spent his honeymoon there and his career started there, too, filming his
1992 success movie Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman. He has said he hopes the shooting
of Main Hoon Na will help promote tourism in the region.
• Amrita Rao made her debut in Ab Ke Baras, and had a
cameo part as Bhagat Singh's fiancee in The Legend of Bhagat Singh.
• Zayed Khan was
born on April 27, 1980.
• Hrithik Roshan is Zayed
Khan's brother-in-law as Zayed's sister
Suzanne is married to Hrithik. Zayed is a cousin of Akbar Khan who is the director/producer
of Kabir's TAJ MAHAL.AN ETERNAL LOVE STORY (2005).
• Zayed Khan is married
to
Malaika
Parekh since November 20, 2005. Kabir was
one of many celebrity guests at the shaadi ceremonies.
• Zayed Khan is a
trained salsa dancer.
• Zayed Khan starred in his debut film Chura
Liyaa
Hai
Tumne (2003) together with Esha Deol.
• Zayed Khan's favourite
actress is Aishwarya Rai, according to an interview in the Deccan
chronicle, February 7, 2003.
• After megahit Main Hoon Na, Zayed Khan
went on to star in Shabd (2005), Dus (2005), Shaadi No. 1 (2005) and
Fight Club (2006).
• Zayed Khan allegedly has a part
in Kabir's thriller TERE
PYAR KI KASAM - director Mahesh Manjrekar's
film project was announced in early 2001 and is labelled 'shelved'
since many months - although 2007 is mentioned on the net as
year of release.
• Sushmita Sen was
born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, India. (zodiac sign:
Scorpio).
• Sushmita Sen was
the first Indian to be crowned Miss Universe, in 1994.
• Sushmita Sen lived
for a while in Los Angeles, USA.
• Sushmita Sen is
a big fan of beaches and likes to travel. She has often been
to South America.
• Sushmita Sen has
an adopted daughter called Renee since June 30, 2000.
• Some of Sushmita Sen's hits:
Dastak (debut, 1996), Biwi No. 1 (1999), Aaghaaz (2000,
also with Suniel
Shetty), Filhaal... (2002), Aankhen (2002), Samay:
When Time Strikes (2003), Main Aisa Hi Hoon (2005), Maine Pyar
Kyun Kiya? (2005), Chingaari (2006).
• Sushmita Sen also
starred alongside Kabir in
Dharmesh Darshan's BEWAFAA (2005).
• Karan Johar has
a cameo appearance in Main Hoon Na. In Bollywood people belive
that cameo appearances of friends will bring luck to a new project.
Karan Johar also did a cameo in Aditya Chopra's
blockbuster Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) as Shahrukh
Khan's friend.
• Praveen Sirohi was born in a small
town near Delhi and is
a former model.
• Praveen Sirohi moved to Bombay
in 2000,
worked as a model in the fashion and public relations industry and also appeared
in music videos for Alka Yagnik and
Kumar Sanu.
• Shreya Goshal made
her movie singing debut at the age of 16 in the success movie
Devdas after having been discovered singing in a children's program
at Zee TV.
• Allan Amin is thought to be India's
best stunt director.
He also created the action scenes for the hit films Dus (2005)
and both Dhoom films (2004 and 2006).
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»September
2, 2002 - Movie in pre-production stage. Actual
filming still has to begin... Kabir will
work on it from December 2002/January 2003 onwards.
»November 8, 2002 - Shah Rukh Khan teams up with the Jain brothers
of Venus Records to become the film's producer, and one of the cast. Farah Khan
is named as the director. Bengali actress Sushmita Sen is reported to star opposite
SRK. Other cast members are Zayed Khan and an as yet unnamed "debutante".
Shooting is to start in early December, 2002 and complete in six months' time.
»Around November 10, 2002 - Composer Anu
Malik says he is a close friend to SRK and the Jain brothers,
but won't comment on speculation he is writing the songs for
free. Ratan Jain says the brothers had been discussing a new
project with SRK for a long time, describing him as a good friend
of many years. Talks with Sushmita Sen are under way but nothing
has been signed yet. Zayed Khan and the "new girl" will
play the second lead.
»November 29, 2002 - Shah Rukh Khan is
reported to be playing a schoolteacher. An important scene of
Main Hoon Na will be filmed at St. Paul's school in Darjeeling.
Shah Rukh Khan as a college lecturer will have to climb onto
the school's roof-top. Then he will be rescued by a helicopter.
»December 4, 2002 - Farah Khan flies to
Darjeeling as shooting begins according to schedule on December
2, 2002. Shooting at the Darjeeling location will continue for
four weeks. The stars are rumoured to stay at the Windamere,
Cedar Inn and Valentino. A film unit crew from Bangalore will
now construct a cafeteria on the school grounds. Also, room heaters
are installed at the school to keep out the chill. Three song
sequences will be filmed on location during the next few weeks.
A one-day shoot will take place at Darjeeling railway station.
Amrita Rao is identified as playing opposite Zayed Khan.
»December 5, 2002 - Shah Rukh Khan arrives
in Darjeeling. The following evening, he visits the local BodyZone
health club where soon a crowd of fans gathers. The local police
has to escort the star back to his Toyota Qualis. Co-star Sushmita
Sen is expected to arrive in Darjeeling on December 15, 2002.
»December 24, 2002 - At a press conference
on Monday, December 23, 2002, Shah Rukh Khan says, Darjeeling "is
more beautiful than Switzerland".
»December 25, 2002 - Shah Rukh Khan leaves
Darjeeling for Mumbai but some of the crew will stay for another
week to finish shooting.
»End of 2002 - Composer Anu Malik has
composed three songs for the movie.
»January 26, 2003 - A report says Suniel
Shetty's villain was originally intended for Kamal Haasan, a
Tamil actor who could not join the cast because of other commitments.
In an interview with the Deccan Herald, Suniel Shetty says the
part has "shades of grey" and he isn't a baddie outright. "I'm
not just happy with my role, but the entire project. I think
Farah Khan has done a great job with the script." Suniel
Shetty started shooting his scenes on December 7, 2002.
»January 30, 2003 - Young singer Shreya
Goshal mentions to Rana A. Siddiqui in an interview that she
has recorded three romantic songs for Main Hoon Na.
»February, 2003 - Beleaguered by fans,
SRK and Suniel Shetty are shooting in Darjeeling. Local police
are inundated with calls from Shah Rukh's admirers who want to
meet
their favourite
star. Some have even got hold of the cops' mobile phone numbers!
»February 6, 2003 - Suniel Shetty again
denies he is playing a villain pure and simple. "My character
in Main Hoon Na has... love for his country and is willing to
go
to any lengths for his patriotic belief", he tells rediff.com.
»Around February 10, 2003 - Eight reels
of the film have been completed.
»June 14, 2003 - Shah Rukh Khan talks
in a London interview about his recent surgery. He is in London
for the release of his new movie 'Chalte Chalte'. He will take
about six to eight months to recover because the muscle tissue
on the left side of his body is wasted, he tells rediff.com.
However, Shah Rukh Khan expects to be able to start again shooting
scenes for Main Hoon Na in July.
»June 17, 2003 - Amrita Rao mentions in an interview with rediff.com
that she will play "a spunky college kid" in the film - her funky look
is based on pop singer Christina Aguilera. Although shooting had been delayed
about two months because of Shah Rukh Khan's recent surgery in London, Amrita
has already done all her scenes with him. "He is so much fun to act with",
she tells rediff.com.
»February 28, 2004 - The worldwide release of
Main
Hoon
Na
is scheduled to be on April 30, according to yahoo today.
»April 30, 2004 - The movie is released today in many
countries.
»May 2004 - Main Hoon Na is a worldwide success!
»June 30, 2004 - The twin DVD
set
of
Main
Hoon
Na
is
released
today
worldwide in a unique hardboard pack.
»July 2004 - Director Farah Khan got
engaged in Goa in
a
private ceremony with close friends and family only. Her fiancé is Shirish
Kunder, a well-known film-editor. She worked with him on her debut project as
a director - Main Hoon Na.
According to indiafm, Kunder
is the very first editor of India's huge movie industry who edited a film still
on
location - on his laptop. Apparently, Farah Khan and Shirish
Kunder
fell in love not during the actual filming of her mega-success movie but
afterwards
when the promos for Main Hoon Na had to be edited. Wedding bells will ring soon,
perhaps in September. Three cheers for Farah and Shirish on the occasion of their
engagement!
»August 12, 2004 - Farah Khan's fiancé Shirish
Kunder talks about editing Main Hoon Na, including the fist fight scenes between
Shah Rukh Khan and Suniel Shetty and Naseeruddin Shah's big scene in the first
minutes
of the movie, in an interview with rediff.com.
»November 4, 2004 - According to a report from indiafm.com,
Farah Khan will wed on December 8, 2004. It will be a registered marriage, followed
by
a
Nikah
as
per
Islamic rites and a ceremony as per South Indian rites.
»January 19, 2005 - Composer Anu Malik receives the Best
Music Director Award at
the
11th
Star-Screen
Awards.
»February 5, 2005 - Main Hoon Na will be re-released today
in Germany - in Bonn! Only one screening, in the afternoon, in the cinema "Kino
in der Brotfabrik", 179-minutes-version, in Hindi with English subtitles.
The nationwide re-release is scheduled for March 3, 2005.
»February 16, 2005 - Sushmita Sen declares in an interview in
which she also talks about Main Hoon Na: "Films are not the be all in my life.
They are only a part of life."
»February 26, 2005 - Composer Anu Malik receives the
Best
Music Award for Main Hoon Na at the 50th Filmfare Awards.
»March 3, 2005 - Main Hoon Na is re-released today in
German cinemas (subtitled version).
»May 27, 2005 - Main Hoon Na as 'Ich bin immer für
Dich da !' today in a synchronised version on German TV: channel RTL 2, 20:15
-
23:50.
»August 4, 2005 - Main Hoon Na today on TV in Mauritius,
channel MBC1, 8:10pm.
»August 28, 2005 - An article in L'Express,
Mauritius, points out many interesting parallels between the film's story and
Indian mythology (Ramayana etc.).
»October 13, 2005 - Main Hoon Na among 197 films from
38 countries at 34th Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Montreal, Canada, October
13-23, 2005.
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